Chalapathi Rao is a Tollywood character actor known for comedy and villainous roles. He was born in 1944 May 8th at Barripalem ,Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. His son Ravi Babu is also an actor and director. He has acted in different roles in about 600 films. He made his debut with the movie Goodachari 116 in 1966.